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I think the poor lad may have confused Soviet Georgia with the US State of Georgia...

[ansel12]

The left has salted the internet and fringe conspiracy media with the claim that 12 million Americans starved to death, it’s roots are probably in a misinformation campaign from the old Soviet Union.

The American population grew by 9 million in the decade of 1930 to 1940.

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I wasn't there...But sorry guys, I'll go with Wikipedia and the dozens of other reviewed reference sites over your uncle's recollection.

5 million divided by 50 states is 100000 per state. 100000 divided by 6 years is 16,700. 16,700 spread out over an entire state in an age of no internet or tv...I think it is completely possible that the deaths did occur as reported AND your relatives didn't realize just how bad it was.

Like I said, I wasn't there. Good day.

[headsonpikes]

So Stalin-era propaganda still breathes!

That just shows that the KGB has always earned a good return on their misinformation and lies.

It’s no wonder it’s latter-day members ended up as the biznessmen and oligarchs of post-Soviet Russia.